Opacity in the book of the world?

Abstract This paper explores the view that the vocabulary of metaphysical fundamentality is opaque, using Sider’s theory of structure as a motivating case study throughout. Two conceptions of fundamentality are distinguished, only one of which can explain why the vocabulary of fundamentality is opaque.

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Philosophical Studies
Published
2025-05-26
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-025-02310-2
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1
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Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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Opacity in the book of the world?

Nicholas K. Jones
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Opacity in the book of the world?

Nicholas K. Jones
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Abstract This paper explores the view that the vocabulary of metaphysical fundamentality is opaque, using Sider’s theory of structure as a motivating case study throughout. Two conceptions of fundamentality are distinguished, only one of which can explain why the vocabulary of fundamentality is opaque.

Philosophical Studies
University of Oxford (GB)
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Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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